where the greens are
up until the wee hours of the morning! we got the packages all bundled up, the cards are DONE! peachy carried all the boxes in and stacked ’em up on the couch…she’s snoozin’ and i’m being stealthy and going out the door to the post office…they are only open from 8-11 and i made it there at 10:00am…i was hoping the cold air was not gonna wake her up…(she said she never felt or heard a thing!) took 3 trips to get everything out the door! hahaha so yippee, yahoo…everything that needed to be mailed.. got off today! finally! hahahaha wrapped on more presents and played around and then over to ronnie and eric’s house…he’s cooking on the grill, sweet potatoes and the biggest pan of greens EVER! biscuits in the oven…we be jammin’, visitin’, playin’, feastin’….everything was soooooo good! got to tell boyd happy birthday! and had some of their wonderful orange cake…then we watched the movie “festival train”…it was filmed in 1970…a train ride with concerts at every stop across canada…grateful dead, janis joplin, the band and many more…it was AWESOME! i loved it…then we had to laugh and enjoy the “mummies” hahaha we be jammin’…thanks ya’ll for the hospitality and the good times…SMILE
Read Morejust call me lightnin’
hahaha i am soooooo slow…i have been working on christmas cards forever, it seems…i do believe i will get finished up with them tonight…i had meant for everything to go out in the mail today, but i can tell you, that ain’t happenin’…hahaha wonderful lazy day…peachy took me out for supper tonight…i asked her where she wanted to go and of course, she said gondoliers…we’ve been trying to make an appointment to visit children and grandbabies…so after a wonderful stromboli for me and calzone for her and huge salads…we take our leftovers and away we go to west dumplin valley road! hey YA’LL…we are here! alex and phoenix were at the christmas party at kung fu, but jason, robin, jesse and quinn, peachy and i had a wonderful visit…that quinn is so funny and he talks up a storm! he was having such fun riding in his “boat” a cardboard box…got many pictures, of course…then later, the girls went after the kung fu children and yippee! miss phoenix is here! hugs and kisses! alexander! hugs and kisses! so we got to visit with everyone until we could go no more! what a wonderful evening! i do so love these sweet children! their jobs, school…keeps ’em all running in different directions and different hours and different days! they are busy devils…and i’m very PROUD of them all…love ya’ll madly! smile
Read Morelook out cosby
another late night, another noon adventure! haha good morning world, in the afternoon! hahaha off we go towards cosby…i got to ride shotgun and shoot pictures…stopped at several of the lookouts on the smoky mountain parkway…the view is lovely! then on down to the bookstore…looking for something for that robin for her birthday…found several treasures i just couldn’t live without…had a GREAT visit and went outside and gina and peachy smoked while we all sat and gabbed and laughed and read thru books out front…peachy was just amazed…to quote her…”here i’m in bumf’ked egypt and i have full signal on my phone”…hahaha they all had to share silly things off their phones, music, laughter…we were out front quite a while…i do sooooo love the view in cosby…then over the hills and thru the woods to gina’s house we go! her river is beautiful…stood where she shot many a picture here lately as the river was rising…it was fantastic to meet her family, supper was delish and we all visited for many hours…learned so much…whew…takes me days to decipher…never quite sure i understand…but it was truly wonderful to be here…lots of love…lots of laughter…good food…my kinda folks! what a blessing to have so many wonderful natives in my life…smile
Read More4 am
the first of many nights of playin’ until 4am…then wake up around 10:30 to do it all over again! good morning! SMILE…breakfast…off to wally world…got peachy another blow up mattress, got MY EARS PIERCED! haha (ouch, ouch) it has been many years since i wore earrings…time for a change…peachy gifted me a pair of beautiful earrings she’s had for 15 years or so…made by a Cherokee…we looked all over for a pink gown for Momma, did get her oil of olay lotion and some little perfumes…back to the house to start peeling spuds, browning the roast, cut up the celery, onions, carrots…supper is a cookin’…cut up apples after i remembered i had made a pie crust in the wee hours of the morning! hahaha we had baked cookies too around 2:00 am for the drummers tonight at the rose center…sittin’ at the table gabbin’ and looked up…oh my! ronnie and eric are walking across the yard…oops, time got away from me…it usually does! haha peachy meet friends…they got to visiting, i got to making cornbread, pie is done…supper is served…more visiting and then we all piled into the toy and off to the rose center…took 7 bags of cookies and lordy, i’ve never seen so many drummers! so instead of individual, the bags were opened up and everyone enjoyed cookies! tamara looked beautiful with her hair clip, thanks Nizhoni Jo…it was a FANTASTIC night…they got 2 drums a goin’…we all danced…the feelings were GREAT…it was a wonderful night…thank you, Creator for these many blessings…i am a happy woman…big SMILE…found Momma a beautiful soft pink gown “christmas rose” pattern at goody’s…now she can be pretty in pink…
Read Moreanswer the door
yippee yahoo! i was here in the office typing that peachy was 2 counties over…jammin’ and workin’ and the song ends and i hear “don’t anybody ever answer the door around here”? i reckon she had been out front ringing the door bell while the song had played! haha (if the house is rockin’, don’t bother knockin’) YEAH YEAH YEAH peachy is here! oh i am so very glad to see that woman…she is in TN! hahaha we settled down and got to gabbin’ and visitin’ and jammin and i got to cookin’…welcome to the sullens b & b….your room has been reserved for as long as you like…months would suit me just fine! we proceeded to have a good visit…so much to talk about, good and bad…high and low…and everything in between…this is my SISTA that Creator gave to me…and i am truly blessed…big SMILE…welcome home, peachy! love you madly, i do!!!
Read Morepeachy’s coming! peachy’s coming!
i am thrilled! my dear SISTA is coming from GA to visit and hang out and play with my family and meet my native family…yippee yahoo! i have known and loved this sweet woman for more years than i can remember! we’ve been separated over the years by me living in missouri, we’d visit when we came to see momma in GA…and i got to enjoy her company many times when i lived in dunedin, FL and she came down to her winter home…i just love this girl and she has been thru some shit this year…i hope i can help ease her mind, heal her heart and get many, many, many hugs in person! we will gab and jam and ramble and play and dance and feast and then, do it all over again! thank you Creator for giving me the sister i always wanted! SMILE
Read Morethe moon
peachy just called me…can you see the moon? not looking out my back window..shorts, tshirt, socks and now jacket and out the front door i go! OH WOW…it’s glowing! how beautiful…thanks for telling me or i would have missed this glorious sight from Creator…got to gab with that sweet woman for awhile, she’s brave and going to wally world…haha i’m back in the kitchen, heating up some supper…been a busy day with lots of winged friends…watching the directions they travel, seeing some eye to eye…just thrills my heart to begin to understand just a little…i’ve been busy writing stories, still working on cards, jammin’ with friends…my it’s cold outside! burrs! hope you stay warm, hope you stay fed, hope your health keeps improving and know that i love you, madly of course!! big SMILE
Read Moredestroyed but still kickin’
what can i say? a smell, a song, a story…how quickly they can bring the past back, just like it was yesterday…i found a story i had written a few years back, explaining a few things in my life…oh my, that was a mistake…the first 10 years of my life came flooding back and i was overwhelmed and it was NOT a good thing…but family and friends kept me sane and typed me thru it and here i am alive and kicking! the next day, a friend had posted this on her wall and it was my lesson of the day before…i DID survive, i AM nuts, but not insane…it made me who i am today and taught me things to teach my children…it was a hard row to hoe, but in the end…i still love gardening…it brings me peace now, not pain…thanks ya’ll, i do so love you madly!!!
Read Morepj’s all day long
sometimes it just hits me that way…cleaning house, working on things for christmas, a foggy, soggy day here in east tennessee…computing, here it is afternoon and i still have on my pj’s….i ain’t gonna put clothes on for anybody! (knock on wood) the sun never did shine, the raindrops were beautiful to watch, i was nice and snug and warm here inside…don’t think i even opened my door and stuck my head outside all day long! hahaha got lots of stuff done, jammed all day…what a blessing! SMILE
Read Morecharlie brown and lucy
ok, ok, so that’s really not their names…it’s greg and becky and they are crazy friends of mine…he’s been busy all day with a big crock pot of vegetable soup a cooking! the weather is warming up today! got my sandals back on for the trip to their house! and you are right, folks try to run over you when you are turning left onto white school road! haha i FOUND you! greg was out sitting in the swing to direct my driving right up to the front door! how wonderful to be here! these folks have become very near and dear to my heart these last few months…when i visit with becky, it’s like seeing myself 20 years ago…smile…ok, maybe 15 hahaha tunes a cranking, i brought corn bread muffins to go with the soup…we feasted and played and feasted and gabbed and just had a good old time…it still AMAZES me how much their son, dylan looks like my son, marty…they could be brothers…WOW…started raining by the time i left to head back home, why of course, i had on my sandals! it HAD to rain! hahaha can’t believe i only missed 1 road on my way out and knew the name as soon as i crossed the intersection…did a u-turn at a church, could see well cause of the blue lights flashing in the church yard…hahaha yep, someone had gotten stopped…off i go down the road…i mean it is pouring rain, had the wipers on high all the way back, had blues traveler crankin’ in the toy…what a wonderful visit, what a wonderful day! thanks for the KEYS to add to my dancin’ stick! ya’ll are the BEST! big SMILE
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